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Welcome to the official blog of the International Society of Automation (ISA).

This blog covers numerous topics on industrial automation such as operations & management, continuous & batch processing, connectivity, manufacturing & machine control, and Industry 4.0.

The material and information contained on this website is for general information purposes only. ISA blog posts may be authored by ISA staff and guest authors from the automation community. Views and opinions expressed by a guest author are solely their own, and do not necessarily represent those of ISA. Posts made by guest authors have been subject to peer review.

Modern Batch Control Delivers Visibility and Accessibility to All Stages of Production

Batch process manufacturers are continuously looking for new ways to improve processes and productio...
Dan UpDyke Nov 19, 2018 10:42:31 AM

AutoQuiz: Characteristics of a Flowmeter

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Nov 16, 2018 9:00:19 AM

PID-Based Bioreactor Control for Ethanol Production [Technical]

This post is an excerpt from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions articles are free to...
ISA Transactions Nov 14, 2018 10:42:05 AM

Does Instrument Placement Matter in Dynamic Process Control?

This guest blog post is part of a series written by Edward J. Farmer, PE, author of the new ISA book...
Edward J. Farmer Nov 7, 2018 10:42:24 AM

Why Companies on Analog Networks are Missing Out on the Benefits of Cloud Computing and IIoT

It has been more than 30 years since automation went “digital.” Digital networks were around for som...
Philip Marshall Nov 5, 2018 10:42:09 AM

AutoQuiz: How to Measure Fluid Velocity Through a Pipe

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Nov 2, 2018 9:00:44 AM

AutoQuiz: Design Specifications for Building Automation Systems

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Oct 26, 2018 9:00:57 AM

AutoQuiz: How to Calculate the Pressure Recovery Factor for Valves

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Sep 28, 2018 7:00:03 AM

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